This conflict has oc-
curred since 1995 but was elevated by an inci-
dent in 1997 during which a herd of 70 elephants
destroyed a large pineapple farm, resulting in
the death of 2 elephants at the hands of the farm
owners. Several measures were employed by na-
tional park authorities and local villagers in or-
der to avoid confrontation and to reduce damage
on the farm land. This included the construction
of electric fences, posting local guards during the
night, setting fire to drive the elephant back to
the forest etc. The conflict situation, however, re-
mains problematic.